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Graziano was the son of Ida Scinto and Nicola Barbella. The elder Barbella, nicknamed Fighting Nick Bob, was a boxer with a brief fighting record.Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Rocky later moved to an Italian enclave centered on East 10th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village.
Rocky Graziano: 16 July 1947 – 10 Jun 1948 0 8 Tony Zale (2) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 9 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 17 Jun 1949 0 10 Jake LaMotta: 17 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 11 Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 12 Randy Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 13 Sugar Ray Robinson (2) 12 Sep 1951 – 18 Dec 1952 2
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an Italian-American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.
Rocky Graziano: 16 Jul 1947 – 10 Jun 1948 4 17 Tony Zale (2) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 18 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949 0 19 Jake LaMotta: 16 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 20 Sugar Ray Robinson: 14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951 0 21 Randolph Turpin: 10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951 0 22 Sugar Ray Robinson (2) 12 Sep 1951 – 19 Dec 1952 2
In the 1940s, Janiro was ranked among the top 10 middleweights and fought such Hall of Famers as Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, and Kid Gavilan. [1] During one bout at Madison Square Garden, the young boxer was introduced to ringside fan Harry S. Truman, then President of the United States. [2]
The International Boxing Union (IBU), formed in Paris in 1910. Changed name to European Boxing Union in 1946. It organised world title fights from 1913 to 1963 after which it was incorporated into the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Zale was defeated by Rocky Graziano however, Graziano was not recognized by the NYSAC because his license was revoked due to failure of reporting an attempted bribe. [30] 12 Tony Zale (2) (def. Rocky Graziano) 10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948 0 13 Marcel Cerdan: 21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949 0 14 Jake LaMotta: 16 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951 2 15 Sugar Ray ...
The film, directed by Martin Guigui, also stars Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Alicia Witt, Ray Wise, Harry Hamlin, and James Russo as Rocky Graziano. [88] [89] In July 2012, MGM, owners of United Artists, filed a lawsuit against LaMotta and the producers of the new film to block it from being released. MGM ...